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The story of LA's music scene, from the days of jazz clubs in the forties to the menace of West Coast rap in the nineties.
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'A breathtaking exposition of the constant trade-off between musicians and their environment … a beautifully recounted tale. *****.' -- John Harris, Q
'A brilliant widescreen history of L.A.'s music scene' -- Mojo
'A hilarious, chilling, thoroughly scabrous history of post-war pop music in Los Angeles … fascinating' -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
'A terrific, sprawling, hugely ambitious study of the city's rock 'n' roll history … tremendous' -- NME
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'A brilliant widescreen history of L.A.'s music scene' -- Mojo
'A hilarious, chilling, thoroughly scabrous history of post-war pop music in Los Angeles … fascinating' -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
'A terrific, sprawling, hugely ambitious study of the city's rock 'n' roll history … tremendous' -- NME
Rock historian Barney Hoskyns is the author of nine books including SAY IT ONE TIME FOR THE BROKENHEARTED, PRINCE: IMP OF THE PERVERSE, FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM: THE GREAT VOICES OF POPULAR MUSIC and ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE: THE BAND AND AMERICA. He has written for numerous music publications such as NME, MOJO, as well as THE TIMES, VOGUE, ARENA, the NEW STATESMAN and the INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY. He lives in London.
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- PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0747537860
- ISBN 13 9780747537861
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages404
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